Sony Xperia 5 II, the company's second 5G enabled smartphone, is now available from O2 online and over the phone. Customers can also purchase Sony Xperia 5 II in-store from Thursday 15th October.
O2 today turned on 5G in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough and Leeds with a promise to have 20 total locations by the end of 2019. It offers four 5G phones, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G, Samsung Galaxy A90 5G and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G.
New research from O2, conducted online with YouGov, found that people are relying on their mobile data more than ever to stay online during the day, with over a third
of Brits regularly switching to mobile data to stay online.
With 59% of people still unsure about visiting – or unable to visit – their local high street, O2 has launched a digital guru service, taking the knowledge and skills of its team of Guru experts online.
O2 has selected Ericsson to deploy its 5G radio access network (RAN) even farther across the UK, upgrading the existing 2G/3G/4G sites as part of a substantial network modernization program.
Telefonica UK (O2) has secured a significant share in the latest spectrum auction, investing £448m to obtain 40Mhz of 3.6GHz and 20MHz of 700 MHz FDD.
O2 is partnering with charity Hubbub with the aim of donating 2,000 devices and 12 months of free connectivity to digitally excluded people across Leeds.
O2 has joined the Conscious Advertising Network (CAN) to help in the fight against Fake 5G News. CAN is a voluntary coalition of over 70 organisations set up to ensure that industry ethics catches up with the technology of modern advertising.
O2 launched their greenest-ever Priority rewards campaign Thursday as part of its commitment to become the UK’s first net zero mobile network operator, by 2025. Launching to coincide with Earth Day on 22nd April, the O2 vs CO2 campaign aims to drive awareness of O2’s environmental ambitions and encourage others to make more sustainable choices.
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O2 Business has launched Spatial Insights, a new technology that uses video analytics and Artificial Intelligence to provide a slick and efficient experience for customers in retail stores and other public spaces.
O2 customers throughout the UK have been left with no data connectivity or 3G and 4G services after a technical fault caused a UK-wide outage.
The brand-new Huawei P30 and P30 Pro is now available to pre-order on O2 in stores, and online and in voice on Thursday. Available in Aurora and Black on the P30 and also Breathing Crystal for the P30 Pro, these smartphones come equipped with cutting edge photography capabilities.
